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Get ready to groan! Wits have been sharpened, wea-puns will be wielded, funny bones may well be broken. Will our pun-dits pun-ble under the pressure? With a whopping total of over $1,500 (!) cash prize money on the line, you could say that the stakes are pun-ishing.

After a sold-out and truly cringe-worthy shows in 2017, the Wellington Pun Battle is back with a Fringe Festival mini-tournament and worse word-play than ever before. Come along and see the smartest alecks and wordiest nerds the Fringe Festival has to offer and battle it out in this intense and hilarious head-to-head pun-off.

And don’t forget to stick around for Kareokie Dokie at 10.30pm on Friday March 2nd—a rough, ruckus, and truly stupid late-night karaoke competition at The Fringe Bar, featuring talent plucked fresh off the hottest festival shows.

Enter now. Why not give it a pun-t! There's $1,500 in prize money to be won. Are you a writer, improvisor, comedian, or are your friends just really sick of your incessant and unsolicited word-play? Come to a place where your genius will be appreciated. First in, first serve. DM Hugo Grrrl to secure your spot.